Sorry about the long silence, I've been a bit ill, especially last week so I didn't feel like writing anything. And well this week, I've just been lazy. And when I finally managed to get something written, my internet connection died and I couldn't finish my writing. But now, I'm officially back.
On Sunday (February 16th), I realized that it's been a whole month since I came here. I really can't believe that I've been here that long, even though if it feels like I've been here even longer, but certainly not in a bad way. The time does fly here, and terrifyingly fast, I might add..
I've adjusted to my new school and hometown better than I had hoped. I've actually noticed small changes in me that I can thank Ireland and the people for. One is the fact that I have gotten more polite, saying things like "Excuse me" or "Sorry" even when it's not absolutely necessary and it has also become dead obvious to me. Sad to say, this is not even nearly always the case in Finland, unfortunately.. Finns aren't completely rude bastards, but the comparison to the Irish, it does no good for the image of Finns, there's no way around it.
I've also noticed that nowadays, I don't get caught off guard or absolutely surprised if a stranger either greets me or just randomly starts talking to me. I've started to like it and sometimes I even properly join in the conversation and tell something about me and my life, in stead of just nodding or going "yeah, ahaa" All in all, somehow I feel more open here than I did in Finland, and it must have something to with the people.
Two weeks ago, I did a trip to Donegal with my friends. Donegal is a nice little place quite near Sligo, ideal for day trips such as ours, since we were able to see the main sights and eat at a couple of restaurants and cafes during that one day alone.
We visited the Fàilte Ireland's (The Tourism info center of Ireland) office there and the lady there was so incredibly friendly and helpful and she was telling us about how there's so much to see in Donegal and pointing out all the important sights, and after all, all we had said to her was that we just arrived to Donegal and yet she told us all that without us even asking.
And since picture is worth a thousand words, here are some photos of our trip:
Nothing new hasn't really happened, I go to school and classes, go out with friends a couple of times a week, kickboxing and that's mostly what my normal weeks are made of. But, I did do something new a few weeks ago; I tried Tai Chi for the first time. It was very relaxing and soothing and afterwards I felt all mellow and like I was in peace with the world or something. Though at first, when the instructor was talking about energy flows and stuff like that, I was wondering to myself, what is this, some sort of a hippie thing. That's why I was surprised, when I found myself really liking the class. Something I'm definitely keep on doing if I just have the time.
One thing most of you have probably noticed is the lack of photos of me and my friends. Which of course is due to the simple fact that I have no friends here.. Or not.
In one way, I'm sad that I don't have a small compact camera nor a smart phone, so I could take pictures of me and my friends when we go out. My camera is way too big to take with me to a party or when going out on the town. But, here is one of the few pictures of me and my friend, taken at some sort of an anti-Valentine's Day party at Velvet, one of the night clubs here. A place that actually has some class, believe it or not.
That's about it, I probably left out a lot of stuff since it's been so long since the last time I've written anything. But I'll try to get on writing more regularly from now on. So, till next time, bye!
On Sunday (February 16th), I realized that it's been a whole month since I came here. I really can't believe that I've been here that long, even though if it feels like I've been here even longer, but certainly not in a bad way. The time does fly here, and terrifyingly fast, I might add..
I've adjusted to my new school and hometown better than I had hoped. I've actually noticed small changes in me that I can thank Ireland and the people for. One is the fact that I have gotten more polite, saying things like "Excuse me" or "Sorry" even when it's not absolutely necessary and it has also become dead obvious to me. Sad to say, this is not even nearly always the case in Finland, unfortunately.. Finns aren't completely rude bastards, but the comparison to the Irish, it does no good for the image of Finns, there's no way around it.
I've also noticed that nowadays, I don't get caught off guard or absolutely surprised if a stranger either greets me or just randomly starts talking to me. I've started to like it and sometimes I even properly join in the conversation and tell something about me and my life, in stead of just nodding or going "yeah, ahaa" All in all, somehow I feel more open here than I did in Finland, and it must have something to with the people.
Two weeks ago, I did a trip to Donegal with my friends. Donegal is a nice little place quite near Sligo, ideal for day trips such as ours, since we were able to see the main sights and eat at a couple of restaurants and cafes during that one day alone.
We visited the Fàilte Ireland's (The Tourism info center of Ireland) office there and the lady there was so incredibly friendly and helpful and she was telling us about how there's so much to see in Donegal and pointing out all the important sights, and after all, all we had said to her was that we just arrived to Donegal and yet she told us all that without us even asking.
And since picture is worth a thousand words, here are some photos of our trip:
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| Old cemetery in Donegal |
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| Cause no blog is complete without at least a little bit of food porn.. |
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| Somewhere over the rainbow.. |
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| En route from Donegal back to Sligo |
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| Donegal castle |
One thing most of you have probably noticed is the lack of photos of me and my friends. Which of course is due to the simple fact that I have no friends here.. Or not.
In one way, I'm sad that I don't have a small compact camera nor a smart phone, so I could take pictures of me and my friends when we go out. My camera is way too big to take with me to a party or when going out on the town. But, here is one of the few pictures of me and my friend, taken at some sort of an anti-Valentine's Day party at Velvet, one of the night clubs here. A place that actually has some class, believe it or not.
That's about it, I probably left out a lot of stuff since it's been so long since the last time I've written anything. But I'll try to get on writing more regularly from now on. So, till next time, bye!
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